Ode to Yucca Mountain

The Obama Administration has presented a budget that cuts back almost all funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository project. 

EPA Grants California Waiver Request

California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year has recently been granted by EPA.

Sorry Charlie, the Mercury Methylation Cycle

The Food and Drug Adminsitration (FDA) recommends that women who are pregnant, or may become pregnant, and nursing mothers avoid fish that may contain unsafe levels of methylmercury. Such fish includes swordfish, king mackerel, shark, or tilefish.

A recent study released last month by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has shown the rise of methylmercury in ocean life.

President Obama Announces a New Policy for the Auto Industry

EPA Press Release: President Obama Announces National Fuel Efficiency Policy. These standards are projected to save 1.8 billion barrels of oil and to reduce approximately 900 million metric tons in greenhouse gas emissions.

EcoPlum Participates in Conference Call with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson held a conference call on May 7, 2009 to brief reporters on EPA’s Fiscal Year 2010 budget blueprint. Jackson said “These investments demonstrate that it is possible to work towards both a green economy and a green environment by positioning EPA to lead the way in green jobs, in innovation and technology, and in action on global climate change.”

Coal Ash Concerns - Where Do We Go From Here?

Almost everyone became concerned with coal ash when a coal ash containment dike failed at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant on December 22, 2008. The initial release of materials from the plant’s retention pond created a tidal wave of water and ash which destroyed several homes and ruptured a major gas line in a neighborhood located adjacent to the plant.

Top 25 Cities With the Most ENERGY STAR Qualified Buildings in 2008

On March 3, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a list of 25 U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest number of energy efficient buildings in 2008 that have earned EPA’s Energy Star. The list is headed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Washington, D.C., Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis-St Paul, Atlanta, Seattle, Boston and New York.

EPA is seeking public comment on the annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks

EPA is seeking public comment on the annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks

Testing Tap Water

Find out the quality of your tap water and test for specific contaminants.

What is an Estuary?

What is an Estuary and why is it so important to our ecosystem?